Shloka 40
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 96: Sātyaki’s Line-Penetration, Encirclement, and Advance toward Arjuna
रणे तस्मिन् सुमहति विजयाय सुतस्य ते । विसिस्मापयिषुलोंकानू् विद्यया ब्रह्मवित्तम:,संजय कहते हैं--राजन्! ऐसा कहकर वेदवेत्ताओंमें श्रेष्ठ द्रोणाचार्यने अपनी विद्याके प्रभावसे सब लोगोंको आश्वर्यमें डालनेकी इच्छा रखते हुए तुरंत आचमन करके उस महायुद्धमें आपके पुत्र दुर्योधनकी विजयके लिये उसके शरीरमें विधिपूर्वक मन्त्रजपके साथ-साथ वह अत्यन्त तेजस्वी अद्भुत कवच बाँध दिया
raṇe tasmin sumahati vijayāya sutasya te | visismāpayiṣur lokān vidyayā brahmavittamaḥ ||
रणे तस्मिन् सुमहति विजयाय सुतस्य ते । विसिस्मापयिषुल्लोकान् विद्यया ब्रह्मवित्तमः ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how sacred knowledge and ritual power can be employed within war for protection and victory, raising an ethical tension: spiritual authority is not automatically aligned with impartial dharma, and can be used in partisan aims.
Sañjaya reports that Drona, after ritually purifying himself (ācamana) and reciting mantras, fastens a brilliant, extraordinary protective armor onto Duryodhana’s body to secure the Kaurava prince’s victory and to amaze onlookers with his mastery.